Bearing



Patented Sept. 2, 1941 BEARING Raymond R. Searles, New Britain, Conn., assignor to Fafnir Bearing Company, New Britain,

Conn., a corporation of Connecticut Application December 7,1938, Serial No. 244,339

1 Claim.

, nature to permit slight distortion under the influence of a bearing carried thereby.

Another object is to provide a flange type bearing housing for an anti-friction bearing, with means to facilitate assembly and means to prevent undue compression of the housing under the influence of the means for securing the same to a. support.

Other objects and features of the inventio will be hereinafter pointed out or will become apparent Ito those skilled in the art.

In the drawing which shows, for illustrative purposes only, a preferred form of the invention Fig. 1 is an axial view in elevation of a bearing housing and assembled bearing, illustrating features of the invention; and

Fig. 2 is an edge view in quarter section of parts shown in Fig. 1.

In said drawing 5 indicates a bearing housing preferably in the form of a generally rectangular shaped, somewhat iiat block to be secured to a support 6, which may be a machine frame or other part. The block 5. is preferably made of rubber, either natural or artificial, or other suitable material having equivalent sounddeadening properties. The block, substantially centrally thereof, is provided with a transversely extending bearing receiving opening or recess I to receive the outer ring 8 of an anti-friction bearing, including said outer ring and an inner ring 9 with interposed anti-friction bearing members I0. In the form illustrated the bottom portion of the block has a relatively smaller through bore or opening II for permitting passage of the shaft I2. Therefore, the bottom or receiving chamber and is held therein by the resiliency of the block 5.

The block is provided with a p1ura1ity (in this case four) of transversely extending bolt holes, as I4, which extend in a direction axially of the bearing receiving opening or chamber l,` 'I'he block at points concentric with the bolt holes preferably has round feet I5-I5 for supporting the main body of the block spaced away from the support 6. 'I'he bolt holes extend completely through the body of the block and the feet I5. In each bolt Vhole is a spacer sleeve I6, which is of a length to limit the extent to which the block may be compressed by bolts I1, employed for securing the block to the support. The spacers I6 are preferably slightly shorter than the distance between the opposite faces of the block, so that when the bolts are secured in place the block will be slightly compressed until such compression is limited by engagement of the spacer sleeves I6 with the bolt heads lor washers as illustrated.

The block 5 is provided with a lubricant fitting passage I8 extending .in a direction genrally radially of the bearing-receiving opening and a lubricant fitting I9 of anyI suitable typ extends through said passage I8 and is secured to the outer ring of the bearing and the passage throughthe fitting communicates with the interior oi the bearing between the seal plates. Thus, the bearing may be readily lubricated.

The block s is preferablyaiso provided with a v 0' to the shaft l in any suitable manner, as by means of the eccentric locking coll'ar 22 in a well known manner.

My improved lbearing housing, while simple f in construction and easy'to apply, will securely hold a bearing in place and yet there will be a base portion of the block may be said to be.

substantially continuous except for the shaft opening Il. The opposite side of the chamber for receiving the bearing has a larger opening, defined by `an inturned lip I3, for securing the Vouter ring in place in the housing, as will be understood. The outer bearing ring is simply substantial amount of give to the housing under the influence of the bearing if there be slight misalignment. Spacing the main body of the block away from the support by means of the feet I5 furtherrenders the block more resilient or subject to give. Any compression of the block by the bolts will not be transmitted to any substantial extent to that portion of the block directly supporting the bearing, since the bolts are forced through the opening into the bearing substantially spaced away from the bearing re- 2 l i Y aaa-asa? appended cl-aim. l L

I'claim: l v 'i A ange type bearing housing including a block of rubber to be secured to asupport, they body of said block being flat .and ofsubstanf tially uniforml thicknesa'said block having a transversely extending bearingr receiving open-Al ing therein and located between the planes dening'the sides of said block o1'V substantially uniform' thickness, a plurality ofv bolt holes arrangedabout said opening and removed therefrom, spacers in said bolt holes, feet extending from one flat side oi' said block and surrounding said bolt holes, said spacers extending llizlxrough.

said feet, bolts extending through said spacers,

4thescopeV of the inventionras Ydetlnediin the Q Vsaid spacers being'ofl a. length to limit the lextent of, compression of said block` and feet by said bolts,: said feetbeingof a` height sumcient to space thefmain body of said blockV away from the support,V -atall points removed from said feet, whereby said block will be rigidly secured to said support but the main body thereot will be spaced therefrom so as to render said main body slightly more resilient when distorted under the influence of an anti-friction bearing in said bearing receiving opening.

Y Y RAYMOND R. SEARLES, 

